Analysis
Friday, October 20th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023
Tom McTague UnHerd, Oct. 20, 2023 “At the heart of all these claims lies the same grim conclusion: that Israel itself is illegitimate, a settler state which should be wiped off the map as if it were some kind of Levantine Rhodesia.” “Great wars in history eventually became great wars about history,” wrote the […]
Tagged
Thursday, October 19th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023
Caroline Glick JNS, Oct. 16, 2023 “By embracing Qatar as an ally rather than punishing it for its central role at all levels of Hamas’s terror infrastructure, the administration is breaching international law, yet again. It is also betraying Israel.” On Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security […]
Monday, October 16th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023
Salem Alketbi Israel Hayom, Oct. 11, 2023 “Opening several combat fronts against Israel at the same time is a scenario that was rehearsed and the Israeli side’s reaction to it was tested.” As an observer of the events, I find that Hamas’s invasion of several Israeli towns, while noteworthy, pales in importance compared to […]
Outside Source
Thursday, October 12th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023
David Horovitz Times of Israel, Oct. 11, 2023 “The more credible assessments are that the regime in Iran, avowedly bent on Israel’s elimination, did not work for years to arm, train and inspire Hezbollah without intending to activate it, come the day. It is also recognized that what plays out in the north may depend […]
Monday, October 9th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023
Summer Said, Benit Faucan and Stephen Kalin WSJ, Oct. 8, 2023 “We know that there were meetings in Syria and in Lebanon with other leaders of the terror armies that surround Israel so obviously it’s easy to understand that they tried to coordinate. The proxies of Iran in our region, tried to be coordinated as […]
Friday, October 6th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023
Michael Oren WSJ, Sept. 28, 2023 “The result was a conflict that, in terms of its scale and complexity, was almost unmatched in the post-World War II era.” Recently, while walking in a Tel Aviv park, I was approached by a well-dressed, elderly man who recognized me—I once served as Israel’s ambassador to the […]
Thursday, September 28th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023
Sonja Anderson The Smithsonian, Aug. 24, 2023 “She could be vicious. She was like an animal, a lioness … crouching, ready to kill anyone who hurt her people, very protective. … She could be tough, very, very tough. She could wither you with just a look.” Before Golda Meir accepted the nomination for prime minister […]
Isranet Daily Briefing
Tuesday, September 26th 2023 / Wednesday, November 1st 2023
LESSONS LEARNED Herzog on Yom Kippur: Being Open to Change: Isaac Herzog, Jerusalem Post, Sept. 25, 2023 — The Yom Kippur War was a watershed event in Israel’s history. A moment of profound national shock and trauma, it has left deep scars that, 50 years later, continue to punctuate the landscape of our society. The […]
Friday, September 22nd 2023 / Tuesday, October 31st 2023
SHABBAT READING Crimson to White: Yom Kippur’s Miraculous Thread: Dr. Rabbi Joshua Kulp, The Torah.com, Sept. 21, 2023 — Leviticus (ch. 16) describes a Yom Kippur ritual, known as the scapegoat, in which a goat is chosen by lottery to bear Israel’s iniquities, and is then sent into the wilderness as a way of […]
Tuesday, August 29th 2023 / Tuesday, October 31st 2023
DEFENDING BEN GVIR Statement from the Prime Minister’s Office: Prime Minister’s Office, Aug. 28, 2023 — Israel allows maximum freedom of movement in Judea and Samaria for both Israelis and Palestinians. US, EU Slam Far-Right Israeli Minister’s ‘Racist’ Claim His Rights Outweigh That of Palestinians: Kareem Khadder, CNN, Aug. 25, 2023 — The United […]
Tuesday, August 29th 2023 / Thursday, November 2nd 2023
Jonathan S. Tobin JNS, Aug. 25, 2023 “The problem with these assumptions is that those condemning Ben-Gvir are ignoring not only the context of his comments but also why a heretofore marginal figure has risen so far in Israeli politics.” So much of what has been tearing Israel apart in the last several months […]
David Brinn Jerusalem Post, Aug. 25, 2023 “Regardless of his ideology or motives, I’ll still keep telling visitors that I really believe that Israel would like nothing better than to demolish the security barriers and dismantle the checkpoints. But until that’s possible – if that ever comes – I’m thankful every day that they exist.” […]
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